New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-14

and don't think there will be an immediate increase
But if the strike CONTINUES, many day. further
s :asr' should n course Be s al Surprised f
Il got as high So We began drawing from our
depleted any extent but that in of trouble
there will not he so many yards to protect"
Thomas Thedford, who has yards In various parts OF
the city. said have got coal enough to last for week
or ten days But am In far better circumstances than
Ill out and could sell to them II would am the only
firm here that selling to the hawkers but shut
think that the coal companies should give in TO the
handlers and settle this matter. II Is wrong Tor
now being charged The companies to blame for It
they could what the handlers ask but they won't
fact that many Of the large factories are low and are
using lump coal in their furnaces. At Cornell Co. !:
coal that regularly used Is exceedingly low and men
set to work to break ak, up the Pf sS tTo
told the reporter that they had enough coal on mana 70
last two months. ,.. u.
the strike make tour OF the various coal offices up own
yesterday afternoon to try to get their coal zap
stand how that the price went up They were In
dsnsnt and their w TOsebs se vSes Salesman
in office ventured to inform them that the price
Most Of the large hotels clubs and restaurants contract
for their coal by the quarter six months or year. anu S
comes to them having more dirt mixed In it than usual
This shows that the stock Of the contractors getting
low At the principal hotels and clubs last night tne re
port about the same Sc have contract wlth my
dealer by the said the proprietor OF the Grand 30
tel, and l haven't up % this time seen any enect
of the strike except in the quanty OF the
COAL which is not quite go clean az usual
When any OF the hotel men were asked II they
not afraid that the supply OF their contractors
would give out the answer accompanied by sgnlcant
shrug of the shoulders, can't help that that's
the dealers look out not mine"
The clerk the desk In the Fifth Avenue Hotel said
that didn't know how the hotel stood further than that
ii eO 80 s-nnly by the year. guess lie said that
Mr.. Hitchcock isn't worrying at all At the ST. james
Hotel the clerk said that the hotel had enough on hand to
last at least week. The trouble he added, Is win
the smaller houses. They haven't got room enough TO
hold more than weeks supply and are now dependent
upon the dealers
The coal handlers strike win rot affect the city depart
ments The Department of Public Works. the Fire De
partment the Police Department and the Department OF
Charities and Correction all OF which use large quantl
ties by the and the contractors ana
their suretes will be held TO the strict letter or the agree
ments
The Union Ferry Company is likely TO be badly troubled
II the strike is OF long duration. one or the conpany
ing how long the companys stock OF coal would
last but he would limit the time TO days The company
has good stock OF coal at present said he but II re-
Quires Of coal 10 run all our boas ana
II the strike lasts it Will catch the company Ill Dad
place" , uoa
officials appeared uuconcened about the strike. In the
superintendents Office of the New York. Haven ana
Hartford Railroad it stated that the company
would be In way affected by the strike as II burned so
coal chiefly and had large supply on hand Ills tie
company's custom TO buy its coal in the summer ana
there is always a large stock OH hand in the winter